Question follow-through · 10404

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve breast cancer screening in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) South Holland and The Deepings constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 22 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 24 Oct 2024
Answer: 30 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

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Recorded timeline

22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve breast cancer screening in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) South Holland and The Deepings constituency.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Oct 2024
Answer published
Nationally, NHS England has developed a national plan in collaboration with key stakeholders, such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake within the breast screening programme. The plan sets out the priorities, interventions, and the required monitoring o...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Carers: South Holland and the Deepings

23 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department of Health and Social Care: Mermaids

25 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the Mermaids charity since 5 July 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

25 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of radiotherapy treatment machines in England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Radiotherapy: Rural Areas

25 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NHS England on improving access to radiotherapy treatments for cancer patients in rural areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dementia: Lincolnshire

29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the dementia diagnosis rate in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Maternity Services: Lincolnshire

30 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services in Lincolnshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fertility

4 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set up a cross-departmental working group to discuss how to increase the fertility rate.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Autism: Lincolnshire

4 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the waiting times for (a) assessments for and (b) diagnoses of autism in (i) adults and (ii) children in (A) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (B) Linco

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dementia: Lincolnshire

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a dementia assessment in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ambulance Services: Lincolnshire

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve ambulance response times in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nusinersen: East Midlands

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients have been treated with Spinraza in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands since 2019.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dental Services: Lincolnshire

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is to register with an NHS dentist in Lincolnshire.